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Strecken

Strecken

See also: strecken and strécken

German

Noun

Strecken

  1. plural of Strecke

strecken

strecken

See also: Strecken and strécken

German

Verb

strecken (third-person singular simple present streckt, past tense streckte, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to straighten, stretch
    Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder. - She stretched her tired limbs.
  2. to elongate, lengthen
  3. to dilute, cut
    Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser. - He diluted the wine with water.

Conjugation

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʀækən/
    • Rhymes: -ækən

Etymology 1

From Old High German strecken, from Proto-Germanic *strakjaną. Cognate with German strecken, Dutch strekken, English stretch.

Verb

strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to stretch
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive strecken
participle gestreckt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular strecken
2nd singular strecks streck
3rd singular streckt
1st plural strecken
2nd plural streckt streckt
3rd plural strecken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to iron (clothes)
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive strecken
participle gestreckt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular strecken
2nd singular strecks streck
3rd singular streckt
1st plural strecken
2nd plural streckt streckt
3rd plural strecken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms

Swedish

Noun

strecken

  1. definite plural of streck